Lecturer sacked after telling student to ‘start an OnlyFans’, ‘collaborate in the bedroom’

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has condemned the actions of a former University of Tasmania lecturer, labelling his...

24 February 2025

By Kace O'Neill

ABC distances Lattouf firing from ‘pro-Israel lobbyists’

Counsel for the ABC says that while senior management considered complaints about Antoinette Lattouf from a...

06 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘I didn’t sign up to this’: Lattouf claims ABC left her reputation in tatters

During the back half of an emotional cross-examination, Antoinette Lattouf defended herself against an allegation she...

05 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Top 10 Fair Work and lawyer termination stories in 2024

Over the last 12 months several lawyers were ousted and many of them turned to the Fair Work Commission for...

19 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Judge’s Fair Work penalty ‘inadequate’, union says

A construction union accused a federal judge of imposing too light a sentence on a Canberra painting business that was...

16 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Solicitor who slept in law firm unsuccessfully appeals Fair Work decision

A regional lawyer who said she was forced to quit because she was sleeping in her law firm’s office has appealed a...

05 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Fired Gadens employee given last chance to pursue unfair dismissal proceedings

A former Gadens employee who has dragged her feet on unfair dismissal proceedings was warned that one more request for...

24 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Fair Work questions usefulness of non-compete clauses

The frequency of non-compete clauses and their use in pinning down former employees was examined by the Fair Work...

22 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Fair Work Ombudsman hit in HWLE attack

The HWL Ebsworth supply chain attack has claimed yet another government victim, this time being the federal Fair Work...

21 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

‘Unusual’: Firm faces allegations of ‘aiding and abetting’ Fair Work breaches

A boutique law firm and a Federal Court judge were caught up in allegations behind an “unusual” Fair Work...

18 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson